A Washington law-school student’s history-making catch of a 2021/2-pound tarpon on fly-fishing tackle will probably start a stampede for the grass flats off Homosassa and Chassahowitzka Point. The ...

I had just returned from Homosassa, Florida. I had driven 10 hours each way to fly fish for tarpon. I had recently broken three ribs in what remains disputed as either a biking accident or a drinking ...

Who needs Boca Grande or Homosassa? This year's surprise tarpon mecca is right at our Tampa Bay doorstep _ the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. "There's solid tarpon all along bridge structure, the causeway ...

Burke shares his insight on the incredible competition for the famous Tarpon that takes place at the mouth of the Homosassa River You have probably heard a tale involving a large marlin but what about ...

Following the early season pattern that has been unfolding, few tarpon had been spotted and the fishing had been slow the morning earlier this week when Capt. Mike Locklear answered his cell phone.

It is a dual, annual mass migration like none other in the state of Florida. One arrives by sea; the other by land. As spring gives way and these shallow, crystal-clear waters begin to approach summer ...

The battle lasted just 45 minutes. When it was over, Cole Clarkson couldn't tell who had won, him or the fish. Reeling in a 145-pound tarpon, it turned out, was no easy feat. "It took us all over the ...

Right now is the middle of Florida's storied spring tarpon season. Historically, "the season" is May and June. That window of choice fishing slides a bit annually according to weather conditions and ...

Lee Baker drove from his home in Islamorada to Miami for the grand opening of the Bass Pro Shop. Baker is one of the Florida Keys' most heralded guides. He served as Billy Pate's guide when the former ...

Billy Pate, an accomplished saltwater fly fisherman who was best known for one of his longstanding tarpon world records, died Monday at the age of 81 in Islamorada. Pate, who suffered from Alzheimer’s ...